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Barry Trotz rides horse, fires rifle during his day with the Stanley Cup

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Former Capitals head coach Barry Trotz‘s day with the Cup began on Tuesday night, when the city of Dauphin renamed a street in his honor. The city council proclaimed Wednesday “Barry Trotz Day in Dauphin,” and it seems that the entire city joined in the celebration.

Trotz brought the Cup to a few senior centers and the Dauphin Regional Health Centre, where he and one of the Keepers of the Cup shared that the Cup can hold up to 14 beers.

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The Trotz family and the Stanley Cup rode in a float pulled by a pick-up truck, and they were escorted by Mounties, a fire truck, a Ukrainian band, Dauphinites in Ukrainian costumes, and Canada’s National Riding and Dancing Cossacks.

#stanleycup is in town. Hi Stanley cup 👋 bye Stanley cup 👋

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At one point, Trotz shot a rifle from the float on Main Street. After his float ride, Trotz arrived to a photo shoot where an estimated crowd of four to five thousand wanted photos with the Cup and a chance to meet the coach.

The photoshoot cost $2 per person, and there was a raffle and a hot dog sale, with all of the proceeds going back to the community. Trotz generously matched the amount raised up to $75,000.

The lines at the Credit Union Place were long, with some fans waiting hours for their opportunity.

Trotz and the Cup also posed with crowds, including players from a youth hockey team.

Oh yeah, Trotz and the Cup also rode on a frickin’ horse.


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Trotz plans to end his day with a private family celebration. “Instead of just taking a picture and looking at it, you get to touch it and you get to drink from it…And then you get to a smaller group, which I want to get to at the end of the night, [Wednesday] night and just family. When you get to that point, I think what you feel is it’s like a fire pit: You stare at it and you realize it’s something special.”

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